Nov. 17, 2022 | Engineering & Physics | During summer 2022, Dr. Will Waldron and Dr. Taylor Williams, professors in the Department of Engineering and Physics, completed their doctoral degrees. Dr. Waldron graduated from Harding in 2014 with a bachelor’s in mathematics and physics. In summer 2015, he earned a master’s in physics from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He worked at Dynetics, Inc.
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When inclement weather forced Harding classes to go online last school year, one student made a connection she will never forget. Dr. Anita Killins, professor of physical therapy, was in an online meeting with one of her graduate students, Nakia Trotter, when her husband walked past the camera. “When she saw my husband, she stopped talking and asked for his attention,” Anita said. “She said,
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Director and Professor of Cardiac Function and Interventional Technology What is the Master of Science in cardiac function and interventional technology program? A master’s program in cardiac function and interventional technology, it’s the first degree-based program in the country. There are three certificate-based programs like it, but this is the first one to actually give a degree, so that’s one thing that’s unique. We’re training
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Assistant Professor of Cardiac Function and Interventional Technology What is the Master of Science in cardiac function and interventional technology program? CFIT is a master’s degree program that will serve as a phenomenal resource for graduates looking to start a career or advance an existing role within the cardiac device industry. What is your background in this field?I went to Louisiana Tech University for my
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After 25 years, Galaxy is making a comeback! Formed in 1947, Galaxy was a men’s social club for 50 years before self-disbanding in 1997. Five Galaxy alumni — Ken Bissell, David Underwood, Kevin Nutt, David Redding and Randy Reynolds — now serve as sponsors for the revived club. “We’d been talking about this 75th anniversary, and we planned to have a big reunion,” Bissell said.
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In 1998, when the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Music and Communication was built, singing groups that used to practice and record in the Claud Rogers Lee Building made the transition to the new recording studio in the Reynolds building, but they left a few thousand albums behind. The old Lee Building recording studio, which is now where students pick up their textbooks at the
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Dr. Kevin Kehl, dean of the University College and Honors College, has pursued curiosity and creativity in both his career and his hobbies. After serving as a missionary for eight years in Kenya, he returned to the United States to work at Harding with international programs and has continued to teach and lead. Even in his free time, he finds ways to encourage others creatively
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May 12, 2021 | Honors College | Harding’s Arkansas Eta chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society recently presented the 2021 Alpha Chi Faculty Scholar awards to two faculty members, Dr. Usen Akpanudo and Dr. Ginger Blackstone. Faculty from across campus selected the recipients based on their track records of scholarly contributions, their commitment to mentoring the next generation of scholars, and written
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April 5, 2021 | Honors College | Department of Engineering | The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded James Huff, associate professor of engineering and Honors College faculty fellow, a $575,000 grant for his research titled CAREER: Advancing academic cultures of well-being by understanding professional experiences of engineering faculty. This NSF CAREER grant is the most prestigious individual award given to an early-career faculty member
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July 8, 2020 | Church Relations | The Harding University Office for Church Relations has appointed Andrew M. Braxter as the new director of church outreach effective Aug. 10. In that role he will work to strengthen the university’s outreach to the Churches of Christ, with a special focus on minority serving congregations. Braxter will also be a part of Harding’s Multi-Cultural Consortium and serve
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